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Sedo weekly sales led by BlackJack-Vegas.de
This week was a perfect example of you never know what the hell is going to sell and for what. The top sale was LasVegas-BlackJack.de for 50,000 Euros, this may have been a website sale. It looks like it was developed in the past. The top .com sale w...
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Sedo weekly sales led by BlackJack-Vegas.de
This week was a perfect example of you never know what the hell is going to sell and for what. The top sale was LasVegas-BlackJack.de for 50,000 Euros, this may have been a website sale. It looks like it was developed in the past. The top .com sale w...
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April 11, 2017, 8:19 pm

The Domains
Winner of Wix’s SEO Hero challenge explains strategy
Walid Gabteni explains how he was able to win the Wix SEO Here Challenge. I am not an expert when it comes to SEO, I know a little but I do know $50,000 is a sweet prize. The strategy that made me the global winner of Wix SEO Hero Challenge Last year...
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Winner of Wix’s SEO Hero challenge explains strategy
Walid Gabteni explains how he was able to win the Wix SEO Here Challenge. I am not an expert when it comes to SEO, I know a little but I do know $50,000 is a sweet prize. The strategy that made me the global winner of Wix SEO Hero Challenge Last year...
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April 11, 2017, 5:09 am

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The good, the bad and the ugly – NameSilo
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
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The good, the bad and the ugly – NameSilo
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their po...
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April 11, 2017, 3:49 am

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Chinese Are 9 of Top 10 Biggest Registrants of New gTLD’s; Top 10 Own Over 10% Of All New gTLD’s
I was looking at ntldstats.com checking out the top registrants of new gTLD’s and of the top 10 biggest registrants of new gTLD’s 9 are from China. Moreover the top 10 registrants account for over 3.2 million registrations of new gTLD&rsq...
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Chinese Are 9 of Top 10 Biggest Registrants of New gTLD’s; Top 10 Own Over 10% Of All New gTLD’s
I was looking at ntldstats.com checking out the top registrants of new gTLD’s and of the top 10 biggest registrants of new gTLD’s 9 are from China. Moreover the top 10 registrants account for over 3.2 million registrations of new gTLD&rsq...
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April 9, 2017, 5:19 pm

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Amazon has purchased Amazon.se for an estimated $554,500
In an article on TheLocal.se there is a report that Amazon quietly purchased Amazon.se for $554,500. Tip of the cap to Aaron Strong for the info. Only a few days after it was announced that Amazon is to establish three data centres in Sweden, it has ...
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Amazon has purchased Amazon.se for an estimated $554,500
In an article on TheLocal.se there is a report that Amazon quietly purchased Amazon.se for $554,500. Tip of the cap to Aaron Strong for the info. Only a few days after it was announced that Amazon is to establish three data centres in Sweden, it has ...
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April 7, 2017, 5:45 pm

The Domains
ICYMI: The top posts of March on TheDomains
March was the highest traffic month here at TheDomains.com since November of 2015. Thanks to all our readers and advertisers. The top 5 posts by views for March: Is End user demand hitting peak interest ? Rick Schwartz weighs in Rick Schwartz “...
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ICYMI: The top posts of March on TheDomains
March was the highest traffic month here at TheDomains.com since November of 2015. Thanks to all our readers and advertisers. The top 5 posts by views for March: Is End user demand hitting peak interest ? Rick Schwartz weighs in Rick Schwartz “...
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April 7, 2017, 1:53 pm

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NameJet March sales led by FSF.com
NameJet released their March sales and the top sale was FSF.com at $47,000. 4 out of the top 10 were numerical domains, 3510.com sold for $20,811. LoL.tv sold for $18,000, this name was previously sold by Vito from MediaBranding.com for $15,000 a few...
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NameJet March sales led by FSF.com
NameJet released their March sales and the top sale was FSF.com at $47,000. 4 out of the top 10 were numerical domains, 3510.com sold for $20,811. LoL.tv sold for $18,000, this name was previously sold by Vito from MediaBranding.com for $15,000 a few...
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April 6, 2017, 5:19 pm

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Startup Using New gTLD Pocket.Watch Launches With Backers Including Robert Downey Jr & Les Moonves of CBS
A new startup with huge backing is launching under the new gTLD domain name Pocket.Watch The startup with describes itself as a new kind of entertainment company: “In today’s ever-expanding, shape-shifting entertainment universe, we&rsquo...
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Startup Using New gTLD Pocket.Watch Launches With Backers Including Robert Downey Jr & Les Moonves of CBS
A new startup with huge backing is launching under the new gTLD domain name Pocket.Watch The startup with describes itself as a new kind of entertainment company: “In today’s ever-expanding, shape-shifting entertainment universe, we&rsquo...
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April 6, 2017, 12:30 pm

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Still time to submit a name to the Domaining Europe domain auction
Undeveloped put out a press release today with regards to their auction at Domaining Europe. There is still time to submit a premium name for the auction. Whiskey.com stars in the “Domaining Europe” auction managed by Undeveloped.com Amst...
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Still time to submit a name to the Domaining Europe domain auction
Undeveloped put out a press release today with regards to their auction at Domaining Europe. There is still time to submit a premium name for the auction. Whiskey.com stars in the “Domaining Europe” auction managed by Undeveloped.com Amst...
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April 5, 2017, 8:49 pm

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German cabinet OKs fines up to $53M for social networks that don’t delete hate speech fast
A couple weeks ago we wrote about Germany taking hate speech and fake news seriously. In an article out from Reuters it looks like the fines are going to be huge and I would expect companies either pulling out of Germany or moderating a lot of conten...
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German cabinet OKs fines up to $53M for social networks that don’t delete hate speech fast
A couple weeks ago we wrote about Germany taking hate speech and fake news seriously. In an article out from Reuters it looks like the fines are going to be huge and I would expect companies either pulling out of Germany or moderating a lot of conten...
Discussion
April 5, 2017, 3:46 pm